Table 2.
Characteristic of smear-positive PTB and smear-negative PTB in patients aged < 18 years in seven cities of Shandong, 2005–2017
| Disease verification | ORc | ORa | 95%CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smear-positive (n = 2472) No. (%) | Smear-negative (n = 3811) No. (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1297 (52.5) | 2256 (59.2) | 0.760 | 0.765 | 0.689–0.849 |
| Female | 1175 (47.5) | 1555 (40.8) | Reference | Reference | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 0–4 | 23 (0.9) | 53 (1.4) | Reference | Reference | |
| 5–9 | 33 (1.3) | 106 (2.8) | 0.717 | 0.773 | 0.406–1.472 |
| 10–14 | 258 (10.4) | 576 (15.1) | 1.032 | 1.074 | 0.632–1.825 |
| 15–17 | 2158 (87.3) | 3076 (80.7) | 1.617 | 1.678 | 1.006–2.798 |
| Ethnic group | |||||
| Han | 2455 (99.3) | 3760 (98.7) | 1.957 | 0.767 | 0.420–1.401 |
| Other | 17 (0.7) | 51 (1.3) | Reference | Reference | |
| Population | |||||
| Local population | 2376 (96.1) | 3329 (87.4) | Reference | Reference | |
| Floating population | 96 (3.9) | 482 (12.7) | 0.279 | 0.276 | 0.218–0.349 |
| Treatment history | |||||
| New case | 2394 (96.8) | 3800 (99.7) | Reference | Reference | |
| Relapse case | 78 (3.2) | 11 (0.3) | 11.248 | 10.860 | 5.713–20.643 |
| Treatment outcome | |||||
| Cured and completed | 2327 (94.1) | 3590 (94.2) | Reference | Reference | |
| Died | 6 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 2.314 | 3.376 | 0.834–13.665 |
| Failed | 18 (0.7) | 16 (0.4) | 1.736 | 1.403 | 0.694–2.834 |
| Others | 121 (4.9) | 201 (5.3) | 0.929 | 0.942 | 0.742–1.196 |
CI confidence interval, ORa adjusted odds ratio, ORc crude odds ratio, PTB pulmonary tuberculosis